Table 2.
Correlation between social support and general quality of life and health status.
| Type of Social Support | Test | General Quality of Life | General Health Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | RCH | NH | RCH | ||
| Structural support | r | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.19 |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.084 | <0.001 | |
| Functional support | r | −0.33 | −0.19 | −0.21 | −0.16 |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | |
| Informational support | r | −0.20 | −0.08 | −0.12 | −0.12 |
| p | <0.001 | 0.070 | 0.009 | 0.010 | |
| Instrumental support | r | −0.24 | −0.34 | −0.11 | −0.17 |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.016 | <0.001 | |
| Appraisal support | r | −0.31 | −0.01 | −0.19 | −0.08 |
| p | <0.001 | 0.807 | <0.001 | 0.097 | |
| Emotional support | r | −0.27 | 0.01 | −0.16 | 0.00 |
| p | <0.001 | 0.755 | 0.001 | 0.928 | |
r—Pearson correlation coefficient, p—statistical significance.